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Army of the Potomac

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Headquarters of the Army moved from Frederick to Middleburg. First and Eleventh Corps marched from Frederick to Emmitsburg. Second Corps moved from Monocacy Junction via Liberty and Johnsville to Uniontown. Third Corps moved from near Woodsborough to Taneytown. Fifth Corps moved from Ballinger's Creek via Frederick and Mount Pleasant to Liberty. Sixth Corps moved from Hyattstown via New Market and Ridgeville to New Windsor. Twelfth Corps moved from Frederick to Taneytown and Bruceville. The First and Second Brigade of the First Cavalry Division moved from Middletown via Boonsborough, Cavetown, and Monterey Springs to near Fairfield. The Reserve Cavalry Brigade of the First Division moved from Middletown to Mechanicstown. The Second Cavalry Division moved from New Market and Ridgeville to New Windsor. The Third Cavalry Division moved from Frederick to Littlestown, and the Artillery Reserve moved from Frederick to Bruceville. Skirmishes took place at Muddy Branch, Westminster, Maryland, McConnellsburg, and near Oyster Point, Pennsylvania.
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